Kathmandu Heritage Tour: Explore UNESCO Sites

Embark on a cultural journey through Kathmandu’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Explore 7 historic monuments and temples, and immerse yourself in Nepal’s rich culture and history.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Swoyambhu Mahachaitya - Swayambhunath is approx. 2600 years old Buddhist Stupa, looking over the entire Kathmandu valley. It is often referred to as the Monkey Temple due to the hundreds of monkeys- the local dwellers. The main Stupa, ancient sculptures, temple of child protector goddess, monasteries, etc are the main attractions here.
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What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Sharing transportation
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Government tax and service charge
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Kathmandu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contains 7 monuments and historic sites that have been recognized by UNESCO. These monument zones are the Durbar squares of the three cities of Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, and the religious temples of Swayambhunath, Bouddhanath, Pashupatinath Temple, & Changu Narayan…

Location
Swoyambhu Mahachaitya
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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David_b
Aug 30, 2025
All encompassing - Great day seeing the unesco sites. guide was very knowledgeable. Was planned very well and had a great day
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Cgamajornalismo
Jul 15, 2025
A wonderful experience - The experience of seeing the temples is amazing. It’s like connecting with the essence of the major religions that shape Eastern culture. The tour guide Hemraj was amazing, has a very in-depth knowledge about everything.
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Christopher
Jul 3, 2025
Incredible tour of UNESCO heritage sites around Kathmandu - My wife and I did a private tour of the 7 UNESCO heritage sites in & around Kathmandu and had an incredible time. Our guide, Dipendra, was super knowledgeable and a great ambassador of Nepal. I highly recommend booking this tour if you want to see all of the heritage sites in one easy day. Be sure to request Dipendra as your guide!
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Cedric
May 3, 2025
UNESCO sites tour with Ashok - I enjoyed this tour. Visiting the seven UNESCO sites was informative and amazing. I loved seeing each site up close and having a guide to point things out which I might have otherwise missed on my own. My guide was Ashok Silwal. If you sign up for this tour, you’ll be lucky to have him on your trip. Ashok was very friendly, has a great sense of humor and took time to share anecdotes and stories along the day. He’s also very patient with any questions you may have. I also appreciated having a driver to navigate the day. The vehicle was comfy and cozy and o was blessed with a good group of travelers. This trip was 10/10. With Ashok, it was 12/10.
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Wojciech
Apr 15, 2025
The day was was full of attractions - All major attractions of Kathmandu in a single tour. Super nice and helpful guide Dipendra provided us with lots of useful information. Punctual pickup from the hotel and a comfortable bus. Highly recommended
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158desireel
Apr 4, 2025
Great way to experience the city's cultural and historical highlights - It was a pleasure to have Dipendra Dharel as our tour guide for the full-day tour of the 7 UNESCO sites. He is very knowledgeable and speaks English fluently. We learned a lot about Nepali culture and history. The tour program was packed, but we never felt rushed moving from one site to another.
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Bibsblue
Mar 21, 2025
Request to book Dipendra - the best guide! - Wow - I had the best day ever in Kathmandu with Dipendra! Not only was he so fun to chat with, he had a wealth of knowledge. He was able to customize my tour outside of the 7 UNESCO heritage sites, he accomodated my request to see Kopan Monastery and Jamchen Vijaya. We got so lucky that the spaces were fairly empty and we had it all to ourselves. Each spot he took me to, whether its to buy art or a singing bowl, were all reputable places. Lunch was fantastic, and he gave me space to enjoy the views on my own. He is also a great photographer who will get the best angles if you want photos. Even after my flight got canceled, he still continued to help me plan the remainder of my trip: If you’re considering this tour when you come to Kathmandu, you must request for Dipendra! I really enjoyed making a new friend here in Kathmandu. Hope to book with him the next time I’m back here.
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Cloyd
Feb 2, 2025
Great historical place and Guide is very polite - Dipendra was a great guide. He is very knowledgeable about all the history which is added to your knowledge while visiting the heritage places in Kathmandu. Also he is suggesting what u need to do if you are enjoying the tour which is very important that he cares to his visitors. Very nice place and I learned about the history as well. Very good job Dipendra and I will recommend this tour to all.
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Gcny1
Jan 12, 2025
Do this tour - I had an amazing tour of the 7 UNESCO sites with guide Dipendra Dharel of Himalayan Social Journey. He was very professional and knowledgeable on the history of the sites. He carefully considered my preferences. We toured all sites at my preferred pace. I suggest to verify the total cash needed to pay the entry tickets, the day before the tour to ensure that you have sufficient Nepalese Rupees. For lunch, Dipendra recommended a nice rooftop restaurant with a view of the Boudha Stupa. It was the best spot to take a photo of the stupa. I highly recommend this tour and I hope you get the dependable Dipendra as your guide.
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Darraghmckenna
May 30, 2025
Poor Customer Service - I booked a 7 UNESCO tour with Himalayan Social Journey on May 15th about 2 months in advance. The day before the tour at 4pm I had to text them asking about pickup details. It is never a good sign that the customer has to initiate the organization of the tour. They told me that they would contact me later. Later they then said I was the only person on the tour and that if I wanted to do it I could pay an additional $35. I refused and instead of saying straight away they would cancel the tour, they said we could wait until the morning and see if anyone else booked it. It was only when I put pressure on saying I needed to book an alternative tour and for them to cancel and refund my tour that they agreed to. I messaged them the next day asking how long the refund would take. They said 2/3 business days. After over two weeks I messaged again asking about the refund asI still hasn’t received it. They just told me to contact Get Your Guide who I booked with. When I contacted Get Your Guide they informed me that Himalayan Social Journey had never processed a refund or contacted them to inform them of the tour cancellation. They did the cancellation for me through the Get Your Guide website. This obviously gave the Himalayan Social Journey company an email because conveniently about a minute or two after the refund was processed with Get Your Guide they sent me a screenshot of the email of the refund process saying “all done from our side” as if they had done it weeks ago. The email was conveniently cropped to leave out the date and time it was received. I told them Get Your Guide said you hadn’t contacted them or initiated a refund and instead of admitting this they just re-sent the email screenshot to me as if I’m an idiot and didn’t read it. Of course they received an email that the refund was processed a minute after Get Your Guide did it for them. I replied to that rude reply saying can you show me a date on that email or is it just the email you received from Get Your Guide right now because they cancelled the tour and did your job for you. It’s been 3 days and they didn’t reply to my message. I booked my alternate tour with Luxury Holidays Nepal. It was the same tour for $35 instead of €55, so significantly cheaper and it was such a good tour. I contacted them late that night after that company cancelled on me with short notice and they didn’t mind at all, they were extremely helpful. I would book the same tour with Luxury Holidays Nepal. You get all the same things and for cheaper and with better customer service. I spent 3 and a half weeks in Nepal and this was the only company I had problems with. Please own up to your mistakes and do better with serving customers when tourism is so important in your country.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).